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The day-to-day motorsports news we find most pertinent from around the world. Mostly links and commentary, occasional scoops and announcements. Absolutely any form of motorized vehicle racing is eligible, but we do have our favorites.
See the Pit Wall for more info about our reading and news-gathering operation.
In a stage that was incredibly rough for many competitors, scrambling up the order, GRally Team KTM X-Bow #302 driver Puck Klaassen had an exceedingly clean third stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally, becoming the fifth woman ever to win a stage in the legendary race. It’s her third time contesting the Dakar and her second in current machinery; her first was in the Classic class in 2024 with her father, Sebastiaan.
I’m inaugurating the Turning Fortune News section with the announcement that Ayhancan Güven is returning to the Rolex 24 at Daytona for his second appearance, this time with legendary Porsche shop Manthey Racing. Manthey is the team with which Güven won the 2025 DTM championship in one of the most exciting last-lap battles I’ve ever seen:
Manthey is competing in IMSA for the first time in 2026 having dominated basically everywhere else Porsche 911 GT3s race. Güven is in one of two Manthey cars, most bad-assedly numbered #911 and #912; the champ is in the former alongside Thomas Preining, Ricardo Feller, and Klaus Bachler, all of whom are also fearsome drivers. After Daytona, Güven will head off for his new full-time job with Manthey’s World Endurance Championship team.
I would call Chan a “rising star” except clearly his star has already risen. Even aside from winning the toughest GT championship on Earth, his 2025 Daytona run with Wright in the #120 was fairly spectacular — they finished 2nd in GTD — so I can’t even imagine what’s coming this year.
The reason I chose this story to kick off News is that Chan is special to us from Daytona last year. Not only was the #120 the first race car to drive right past me, Güven starred in our first ever YouTube video because he was exceedingly generous with his time in the autograph line, giving Luke detailed answers to his questions. This year, I’m bringing a better microphone.
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